BBC Food - Recipes - Thai prawn curry with noodles

Ingredients

• 2 large shallots , chopped
• 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger , peeled, chopped
• 2.5cm/1in piece fresh galangal , peeled,chopped
• 2 stems lemongrass , finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• small bunch coriander , roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
• 3 dried, hot red chillies soaked in 75ml/3fl oz warm water
• 3 lime leaves , roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 400g/14oz raw tiger prawns , peeled and de-veined
• 1 tbsp palm sugar
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 x 225g/8oz tin water chestnuts , drained and roughly chopped
• ¼ tsp freshly ground white pepper
• 400ml/14fl oz coconut milk
• 1 lime , juice only
• 1 tbsp hot chilli sauce
• 6 spring onions , finely sliced
• 3 Thai red chillies , finely sliced
• 200g/7oz fine rice noodles , cooked according to packet instructions
• 2 tbsp roasted salted peanuts , crushed
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander